Im very free-spirited and crazy. I love to have fun, and I like doing stupid things. At the same time, Im like a 35-year-old. I have a house. I have a car. I have a steady job. I have a business, and I have to make serious decisions. – Avril Lavigne
To understand me, you have to meet me and be around me. And then only if Im in a good mood – dont meet me in a bad mood. – Avril Lavigne
I dont believe war is a way to solve problems. I think its wrong. I dont have respect for the people that made the decisions to go on with war. I dont have that much respect for Bush. Hes about war, Im not about war – a lot of people arent about war. – Avril Lavigne
I created Punk for this day and age. Do you see Britney walking around wearing ties and singing punk? Hell no. Thats what I do. Im like a Sid Vicious for a new generation. – Avril Lavigne
But while so many white Americans are unaware of conditions inside the ghetto, there are very few ghetto dwellers who are unaware of the life outside. The television sets bombard them day by day with the opulence of the larger society. – Martin Luther King,Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967